Hey guys. I just received my copies of the B/X Essentials premium print bundle (really quickly! Thank you!). Everything looks good EXCEPT the Monsters booklet. The page numbers in that booklet are out of order in a couple places. I was wondering if I could get another copy sent to me with the pages compiled and bound in order.

My page numbers as they appear in the book, from front to back cover, are: 7-12; 1-6; 13-36; 43-47; blank page/end page; 37-42.

Any help in getting this corrected would be very appreciated.

~Esmeralda

Gavin NSeptember 14, 2018 9:03 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Hi Esmeralda, sorry to hear about the problem with your book! If you send an email to RPGNow customer support (see the contact at the bottom of the page), they'll be able to help you. From what I've heard in the past, they're very good about replacing books that are damaged or have printing errors. Hope that helps! Gavin

Esme TSeptember 14, 2018 9:12 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Thank you, I just did that. :)

Tony MJuly 03, 2018 9:43 am UTC

PURCHASER

Another great book Gavin, can I look forward to the Dungeon and Wilderness encounter charts in Book 5?

They're all already written up in the draft of book 5, if you want a look: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KfKfQUbRYXbU1gGz-buRH1HEWlsamWmlxwJvdEL1OSk

Tony MJuly 03, 2018 10:17 am UTC

PURCHASER

Many thanks, good luck with Book 5, Wormskin 9 and the Dolmenwood Campaign Book.

No pressure :-D

Jeffrey GJuly 02, 2018 4:49 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I recall this was originally going to be "Monsters and Treasures"- is treasure still covered in here or will there be a 5th book?

Gavin NJuly 02, 2018 4:53 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Indeed, that was the original idea, in the distant mists of B/X Essentials time.

It turned out that the monster write-ups completely fill a whole book by themselves (there's a limit of at most 48 pages for the format these books are printed in), so there will be a 5th book: Adventures and Treasures. (The 80% complete draft text is online here, if you fancy a look: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KfKfQUbRYXbU1gGz-buRH1HEWlsamWmlxwJvdEL1OSk)

Jon HJuly 02, 2018 2:44 pm UTC

PURCHASER

ETA on a hard copy?

Gavin NJuly 02, 2018 2:46 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

The print setup and proofing process usually takes about 10-15 days.

Jon HJuly 02, 2018 2:49 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Thank you for the speedy reply. I have the rest of the set in premium and want to complete my collection. These little books are great at the table. Many thanks for your work sir! :)

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